Matsuyama vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2512
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$391
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
75
75
🏙️ Population
507K
24.9M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5729th and 4971st ($991 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Matsuyama compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Matsuyama ranked 146th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1925th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Shanghai

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Matsuyama Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3886
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2199
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10337
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$934
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$939
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$937
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$942
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$941
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$953
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$940
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$902
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$964
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$934
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$902
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$938
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$920
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$868
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$981
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$970
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$854
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$956
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$877
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$983
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$997
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$941
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$997
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$919
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$1000
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$932
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1065
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$974
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$984
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1028
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1039
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$1006
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$913
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1039
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$1001
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$898
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$1011
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$913

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765